The first real character I leveled was my Warrior, being a Night Elf she spent most of her earlier time in Kalimdor. Thankfully this meant that she wasn't subjected to murlocs' instead she had to face harpies! Just outside of Darnassus is a small area called The Oracle Glade which is where I first met what are now my most loathed mobs in the game. By level 10 I had encountered more of these harpies than I could ever hope to imagine. They roamed around in packs, fleeing when low on health to pull some friends. I died, I died over and over again.

Harpies broke my armour D:

Within The Stonetalon Mountains is an area known as The Charred Vale. During Vanilla this place was the bane of my Warrior's life for what seemed like forever. I had several quests in the area and being new to the game I thought I had to do every quest I picked up. I went to the zone somewhat unprepared and a little lower than I should have been. I spent hours in this small part of Stonetalon Mountains dying repeatedly to a large packs of harpies. Among them was a rare elite who I could not kill but kept accidentally pulling. They seemed to have no set path, fearing you into more and more of their allies. After having been to the zone a few times most people learned the safest way to get though was to walk around the absolute edge of the mountains as most of harpies congregated in the middle.

The Charred Vale is a very different place now from what it was. The Shattering brought with it a volcano eruption which has wiped out the resident harpies. The zone is now occupied by black dragon whelps and black drakes instead.

Good riddance!

I'd happily eradicate all harpies from Azeroth. What about you, have a particular mob or mob type who ruined your day more than once? Leave a comment or tweet me @SocoWow

yup, harpies & murlocs are my worst but also the gnolls near Hogger too - I could never quite get through there without backing into the next pack or working way round the edge - got it sussed now tho - I just wait another lvl or so & muller the lot of them! lol

Ah, how I had blocked out my time in the Charred Vale! My nooby little Night Elf priest stood no chance against them. As much as I loathed those damned harpies, it's kinda cool reminiscing on the days when WoW was all shiny and new for me. Thanks for the great post!

Harpies are awesome, amazing and adorable!!! Apart from the ones in Stonetalon because that pre-Cataclysm quest was hateful.

If I had to get rid of any mobs I think it would be those green squishy looking hairy spiders because when I made my very first character I died so many times in the spider cave in Teldressil, every time I see a similar looking spider I get nightmare flashbacks.

I was worried that you may be offended by this post /soothe. I don't remember dying too much in the spider cave but I do remember being stuck in there, lost, going through the same winding tunnels for a very long time!

Murlocs. ;_; They're everywhere and it's impossible to low-level fish in Westfall without being constantly harassed & killed by them. The only harpies I've had problems with are the ones that inhabit Time-Lost/Vyragosa's patrol path and have it stuck in their heads that attacking a level 85 is a perfectly good idea.

Also, Tol Barad spiders. Mainly because of their non-existant spawn timer. As soon as you kill one, another spawns right on top of you. Or, if you're unlucky like me, 3-4 spawn. Not a problem for a tank, I'm sure, but a definite problem for a huntress! (Except now that they've removed dead zone.)

I've also never released Marion, what happens if you do? Rep bonus? Anything?

I have no idea, I think she just makes a bitchy remark and leaves. Murlocs are a nightmare especially the ones in Elwynn forest by the Logging camp. Those ones drink potions! Potions I say! As well as run into many of their friends.

Murlocs they are for me.Back then I was leveling in Elwynn Forest and they kept ganking me. I didn't manage to pull less than three at a time, and didn't stand a chance against them with my white/grey/unequipped gear.Another memory like that is from the first kobold mine one is assigned to investigate. I didn't dare enter the second one after that experience.

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